over the last few days a lot has kicked up about these particular swingers that are "special"
it has been brought to my attention that these cars are rare. well amongst the rare ones im seeing, they are 340 cars
so my question is: are all Swinger Specials rare or just the Swinger Specials that were born with a 340?
The info you are referring to is of a handful of '71 and '72 Swinger 340 Specials built for 3 Western Canadian Dealerships. The 340 was never offered in a Dart Swinger after 1970. They were replaced by the new for '71 Demon 340 (along with the Duster 340), so the biggest engine put into a Swinger from then on was the 318 (which you have). With that said, these 3 dealerships (think Grande Spalding Dodge on a very small scale) somehow convinced head office to drop 340's into a few base, stripped down, LL coded Swinger Specials.
So, the Swinger Special (1971 to 1976) was a code LL which was the base model, no frills and very inexpensive price-point car. A lot were sold in both the US and Canada and most came with a 6 cylinder and a few came with 318's but no 340's - except for these.
These '71 and '72 Swinger 340 Specials are the only ones to exist in the world and for 1971, there were a total of 65 built for Crosstown Motors in Edmonton, Alberta and Crestview Dodge in Regina, Saskatchewan. There were another 65 built for, again, Crosstown and this time, Pembina Dodge in Winnipeg, Manitoba with the lions share going to Crosstown.
Hope that clarify's things, so keep an eye out for a Swinger Special with hood scoops and an H in the VIN.